Stupid?

Pinnacol supports a lot of local non-profits in the local community. One of them is the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. The video below highlights one of the many success stories coming out of that organization. Since 1961 the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver has been fullfilling its mission of  inspiring and enabling young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Pinnacol also started the Pinnacol Foundation which awards college scholarships to the children of workers who have been injured on the job. It seems to be the way of the world that it is children who are hit the hardest when adversity strikes. Pinnacol and its employees are pleased to be able to make an effort to help those who are often facing the most difficult challenges of their lives - be it an injured worker unsure of how they will feed their family while off work, to Kristen, the young girl highlighted in the video, who has faced eviction 19 times over the course of her young life.

There is discussion at the macro-economic level where folks in ivory towers debate whether companies should donate back to society, or if their sole purpose should be to generate economic gain for their shareholders. Pinnacol doesn't technically have shareholders as a quasi-public authority, but if we did I would think we might argue that good companies can, and should, do both.  We are in good company in Colorado. Many businesses feel the way we do and are making an active difference in their communities. As a Colorado-based company, our sole focus is on protecting the people of this great state, and we look forward to continuing to do that as long as we are needed.